Incentives to attract and retain the health workforce in rural areas of Peru: A qualitative study;Incentivos para atraer y retener personal de salud de zonas rurales del Perú: Un estudio cualitativo

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 729-739

  Huicho, Luis ^a,b   Canseco, Francisco Díez ^c   Lema, Claudia ^d   Jaime Miranda, J ^c   Lescano, Andrés G ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^c CRONICAS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN CHRONIC DISEASES   (Peru)

^d Salud Sin Límites   (Peru)

^e Virology Program   (Peru)

Author keywords

Developing Countries; Health Manpower; Rural Population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERU; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NURSES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERU; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 84859592532     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2012000400012     Document Type: Article

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